Re: LYNX-DEV hodge-podge of topics (was Lynx updates)

[Klaus Weide]

On Tue, 12 Nov 1996, Foteos Macrides wrote:

> Klaus Weide <address@hidden> wrote:
> >On Mon, 11 Nov 1996, Foteos Macrides wrote:
> >
> >>    I am still disappointed that the unicode handling you volunteered,
> >> and were working on, was left as a hodge-podge of mods to an old FM code
> >> set instead of a clean, up to date, distributable supplement to the v2.6
> >> release, when I announced, in early Sept., that I wasn't starting another
> >> FM code set, and that people should bring their patches and supplements
> >> up to date with the v2.6 release.
> >
> >Believe me, I am not happy about the state of that.  But if you were 
> >expecting from me a "clean, up to date, distributable supplement", done
> >by me alone, then you were expecting to much.
> 
>       Nobody could do that, at present.  But why not bring what you
> *have* done "up to date" with the v2.6 release (plus Composite, at this
> point, I guess), as a complete file set, that those who know at least
> something about it can work on further?

OK.  I'll do that. 

[ SNIPping myself.. too long to repeat..]
> >Now, the capitalized "YOU" in the last paragraph doesn't have to be
> >"Foteos Macrides, as project leader".  It could be FM, as an expert
> >on the Lynx code in the best position to know and discuss.  It could
> >also be "you Lynx developers and hackers".  It's up to YOU to answer. :)
> 
>       The "YOU" can't continue being just "Foteos Macrides" indefinitely,

I know.

> If you make available an "up to date" file set that actually works on
> your system, I'll certainly try it on mine too.  

OK.  That's more than I had before.

>                                                   If it's miles from
> anything that could be make to work on VMS, I'll probably pass on getting
> actively involved, but you had indicated that it would be "portable" code,
> not Unix-specific.

Yes.  
(Reminds me that I'll have to remove those filenames with more than one
dots..)
 
[..] 
>       You shouldn't try to do it all "on your own".  But something,
> somehow, has to spark a true "Lynx User Community" *development* effort.
> Maybe this will provide that spark.  Maybe it won't.  Give it a shot.

I try to do my part.

  Klaus

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